Summer of 85

Summer of 85 (French: Été 85) is a 2020 romantic drama film about an intense teenage romance and a solemn pact between two boys on the Normandy coast. Written and Directed by François Ozon. Based on Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers. Dialogue [Alexis tells about his friend] Alexis: From beginning to end was six weeks. Alexis: 1008 hours. 60.480 minutes. 3.628.800 seconds. Alexis: The whole time, even up till this day. I wonder at myself: 'Why David? Why him, and not another?' Alexis: It can't be just his looks. It can't be just physical, sexual. Can it? [Alexis describing his love] Alexis: Maybe I loved him. I believed I did. I loved him as much as I understood the meaning of the word. Alexis: How do you ever know? I always thought, I would know, on the very minute it happened. Alexis: But all I knew was, that I could not get enough of him. I wanted to spend every second of my time with him. Alexis: But when I was with him, it was not enough either. I wanted to look at him, touch him, feel his touch. Alexis: I wanted us to be together all the time. For 3.628.800 seconds. Kate: You and David were such good friends. Alexis: It is not 'camisse.' [Alexis speaks his promise] Alexis: When we met, David made me swear that whoever died first, the other would dance on his grave. Kate: But... that is bizarre. Alexis: I know. Kate: You are not gonna do it, isn't it? Alexis: A promise is a promise, Kate. I don't have a choice. Kate: From the start, it was not David you loved, I think. But it was an idea you fabricated of him. The reality is Alex, that you loved a face and a body, into which you put the person you wanted. The friend of your dreams. Alexis: So he did not really exist? Kate: Maybe. Alexis: Stop that idea. David existed. I was with him, slept with him. So did you. Kate: Yes... Someone existed. But not the person we understand. Alexis: So we invent the people we love? That's dumb. Cast Félix Lefebvre as Alexis Robin Benjamin Voisin as David Gorman Philippine Velge as Kate Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as David's mother Melvil Poupaud as Mr. Lefèvre Isabelle Nanty as Alexis's mother Laurent Fernandez as Alexis's father Aurore Broutin as the social worker Bruno Lochet as Bernard Yoann Zimmer as Luc Antoine Simoni as Chris External links Category:2020 French films Category:Coming-of-age drama films Category:Gay-related films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Teen drama films Category:Films about death Category:Films about juvenile sexuality Category:Films about authors Category:Films directed by François Ozon